Business Coach Rob Carter discusses how to create customers who sell your business.
Wouldn’t that be great – customers who love what you do so much that they sell your business for you.
Here’s 3 straightforward tips on how to give winning customer service for any type of business:
Consistency
Customers want to buy in a secure and risk free…
Business coach Rob Carter on the benefits of sacking your difficult customers.
Business is hard enough to come by as it is so why talk about sacking customers?
Let’s imagine you had a customer that did these things:
• They beat you up over price
• They demand that everything needs to be done yesterday
• They are rude to…
NSBL asks what are the ingredients that make a good business leader?
Conservatism not charisma is the vital ingredient for a successful business leader, claims a new study by Warwick Business School.
Research into the leaders at 100-year-old European companies found that ‘intelligent conservatism’ trumps charismatic leaders.
Own Steve Jobs
Every company is looking for their own Steve Jobs, a…
Business coach Rob Carter asks the question – how do successful business owners value their time?
It’s really easy for us all to come out with profanities such as, ‘Time is your most precious commodity’ or ‘You can’t manage time, you can only manage yourself’ – so why are the majority of us absolutely rubbish at valuing our time?
Well,…
Business coach Rob Carter discusses how business owners can boost sales without spending money.
Here’s my top three things that you can start to put into place in your business straightaway; without having to spend lots of money.
Understand your conversion rate.
There are people interested in the products and services that your business provides that don’t ever spend any…
North Somerset firms got off to a flying start in 2013, says a business support organisation.
According to the North Somerset Enterprise Agency (NSEA) 13 new businesses have been launched in the area.
This mirrors the number of businesses launched in the first month of 2012.
An event management company, an online sports retailer, an antiques business, a window cleaning…
In its latest column, North Somerset Council’s Economic Development Service outlines the range of support initiatives available to businesses across North Somerset.
Whether you are looking to start up a business or have just done so.
Or if you are an established company looking to expand within existing premises or relocate to new premises, there are a number of ways…
Business coach Rob Carter discusses how business owners can go about creating a happy and productive team.
‘Most employees are motivated, energetic, committed, enthusiastic and loyal………..except for the 8 hours they work for you.’
A quote from the author and business guru Tom Peters that rings true for far too many business owners that I talk to across North Somerset.…
The South West Manufacturing Advisory Service (SWMAS Ltd) has launched a new project to support small to medium sized (SME) manufacturing companies across the South West competitiveness region looking to develop new products.
The Product Development Centre (PDC) will be part funded by the European Regional Development Fund Competitiveness Programme to the value of £1,525,000.
It will provide SME manufacturing…
Rob Carter is a business coach working with SMEs across North Somerset. Here, he discusses the year ahead and outlines his top-ten business tips.
We’re already well into January and If you’ve started the new year with all good intentions and have vowed to do better than last year then you need to do something different to last year.
So…
